Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than them both.
A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
4 Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.
Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend. Do not go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
12 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].
restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
19 As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 [As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:
24 For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
26 The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
27 And [thou shalt have] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
